“simple foot tapping can prevent diabetes”
THIP Media rated this: Mostly False
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“Classes on June 16, 2025 are suspended due to the spread of the Mpox virus.”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
Vera Files says: There are no official announcements from the Department of Education (DepEd) or the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) regarding class suspension due to Mpox.
“A public advisory has been issued on the supposed implementation of a lockdown in the country to contain the rapid transmission of monkeypox (mpox) virus.”
Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: In a May 31 advisory, the DOH warned the public against the false claim circulating online, noting that “there is no need for a lockdown because mpox is not airborne.”
“Metro Manila will be placed under General Community Quarantine starting June 10 to prevent the spread of a so-called ‘Mpox COVID-19' variant.”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
Vera Files says: The Department of Health said there is no need for a lockdown due to Mpox cases because the virus is not airborne. The post used an edited version of a 2020 ABS-CBN News news card.
“Quran recitation Being Mandated at Kerala medical College Events”
Medical Dialogues rated this: The user's claim is false and misleading
“The Moderna and Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines cause heart damage.”
Vera Files rated this: Needs Context
Vera Files says: The U.S. FDA indeed ordered Pfizer and Moderna to update their COVID-19 vaccine warnings to include heart damage risk. However, the warning refers only to increased risk and not guaranteed damage. The adverse effects we…
“Consuming alkaline foods can help combat COVID-19 by raising the body's pH levels above those of the virus.”
Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka rated this: False
“The Singapore Government discovered that COVID-19 is caused by bacteria and used aspirin and paracetamol to treat COVID-19 patients.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: COVID-19 is caused by a virus called SARS-CoV-2, not by bacteria. The Singapore Ministry of Health has confirmed it did not do any autopsy that found a bacterial cause, nor did it change treatment to include aspirin or …
“Furzero Bee Venom Joint and Bone Pain Relief Cream can cure joint pain, and the product is endorsed by Dr. John Anthony Dueñas.”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
Vera Files says: The page that posted the video is an impostor. The clip of Dr. John Anthony Dueñas was edited with artificial intelligence. Dueñas said he does not endorse any product. Furzero Bee Venom Joint and Bone Pain Relief Cream…
“No evidence of the need for COVID shots in healthy children”
First Check rated this: Misleading. Contrasts evidence.
“A lab leak is "the true origins" of COVID-19.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Unsupported
FactCheck.org says: There isn't clear evidence that the coronavirus came from a lab. The origin is unknown, although published scientific research points to a natural spillover from animals to humans.
“The Sean “Diddy” Combs trial testimony revealed that former President Barack Obama was “caught in secret meetings with Diddy’s drug runner.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Fenugreek can eliminate diabetes in 6 weeks.”
Medical Dialogues rated this: User's claim is false
“A newspaper clipping states that NASA has selected an Indian Ayurvedic doctor to study the role of traditional medicine in space travel”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The viral newspaper clipping is fake, and the claim that NASA has selected an Indian Ayurvedic doctor for a joint space medicine research mission with ISRO and the Ministry of AYUSH is false. According to official and c…
“Former President Joe Biden’s cancer is a form of “turbo cancer” caused by mRNA vaccines.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Hand exercise cures thyroid”
Health Dialogues rated this: Claim by the user is false
“Prostate cancer is the easiest cancer to diagnose when it first starts and to watch it progress to bone metastases. […] For even with the most aggressive form, it is a 5-7 year journey without treatment before it becomes metastatic. [...] It is highly likely he was carrying a diagnosis of prostate cancer throughout his White House tenure and the American people were uninformed.”
Deutsche Welle rated this: Unproven
“A paste of garlic and salt can cure toothache”
Medical Dialogues rated this: The user's claim is false
“NASA Choose an Ayurvedic Doctor from India for Space Medicine Research.”
Medical Dialogues rated this: the user's claim is false
“Green Juice Cures High BP and eliminates BP medicine in 7 Days”
Medical Dialogues rated this: The user's claim is false